During the first ten months of 2018, Heydar Aliyev International Airport served a total of 3.8 million passengers. This indicator exceeds the same indicator of the previous year by 10 percent.National air carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) carried 1 million 628,000 passengers, while national low-cost airline Buta Airways – 382,000 passengers.3,28 …
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AZAL top-managers to attend CEO Lunch Baku as honorary guests
Vice-President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC, Executive Director of AZAL passenger airline Eldar Hajiyev will attend CEO Lunch Baku as an honorary guest. The event will be organized by the Caspian European Club on November 27 at Hyatt Regency Baku hotel. First Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Caspian …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran set up working group on further development of transportations
Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran created a joint working group on solution of the issues of further development of transportations between the countries and also a relevant system of monitoring.The issue was focused on within the Transport Week-2018 which took place in Moscow and discussed issues of transportation of goods between …
Read More »Azerbaijan rank first in overall medal table of World Alpagut Championships
Azerbaijan have finished first in the overall medal table of the first World Alpagut Championship held in Baku.Turkey ranked second followed by Kazakhstan and Georgia.The tournament brought together nearly 500 athletes from 18 countries.Alpagut is a martial art with its canons, traditions and philosophy. The word Alpagut consists of two …
Read More »Azerbaijani delegation to attend 13th General Assembly of Association of National Olympic Committees
An Azerbaijani delegation led by Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee Chingiz Huseynzade will participate in the 13th General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Tokyo, Japan from November 25 to December 1.The event will feature meetings of the ANOC committees.The assembly participants will visit the …
Read More »Azerbaijan talks infrastructure modernization of its cultural reserves
The State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan is developing proposals to create modern infrastructure on the territory of the Yanardag State Historical-Cultural and Natural Reserve, Kenan Guluzade, head of the public relations department of the agency, told Trend.He said that at this stage, work actively continues on the reconstruction of the …
Read More »WB ready to help Azerbaijan reform labor market
The World Bank (WB) supports Azerbaijan’s employment strategy and is eager to support the country’s employment action plan, Head of the WB Baku Office Naveed Naqvi told Trend.He noted that, the bank supports the Labor Ministry of Azerbaijan in this direction, adding that work to improve the existing pension system …
Read More »Japanese Emperor`s birthday marked in Baku
The Embassy of Japan in Azerbaijan has hosted a reception to mark Emperor’s birthday here.After the national anthems of the two countries were played, Ambassador Teruyuki Katori noted that under the Constitution the Emperor is the symbol of the unity of the Japanese people, and his birthday is celebrated as …
Read More »Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan establish Joint Commission for transport, transit and logistics
A joint Commission for Transport, Transit and Logistics between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan has been established, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev told a press conference.Minister Mustafayev noted that the Commission will contribute to further development of maritime, automobile, rail and air transportation, effective resolution of transit and import-export cargo transportation, …
Read More »Handicrafts Festival opens in Baku
By Laman Ismayilova The Handicrafts Festival has opened at Kapelhaus German-Azerbaijani Cultural Society in Baku.The festival is held twice a year – fall and spring, providing a great opportunity to see the works of talented artists of the city. It’s an excellent opportunity for artists to express themselves through an art.The event …
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